AMP
Editorial
As advisers become increasingly time-poor, multi-manager funds seem to have emerged as an ‘all-in-one’ solution they need for their clients. But as Benjamin Levy reports,...
Superannuation
New AMP data points to older workers staying in workforce longer and losing some focus on their super....
Superannuation
More people are working past retirement age and concessional contributions have dropped among older workers, placing unwanted pressure on the superannuation outcomes of m...
Funds management
The gatekeeper role that platforms play in determining which investments are easily available presents a huge challenge for the direct property sector....
Superannuation
Newly appointed AMP SMSF executive Peter Burgess explains that assessing suitability and explaining risks is the key to good SMSF advice....
Life/Risk
AMP has introduced big changes to its insurance range in response to the changing way advisers do business....
Superannuation
Self-managed super fund trustees have shied away from cash due to falling interest rates but stayed close to defensive and low-risk assets, shifting funds into fixed inte...
Editorial
AMP has driven solid cashflows out of its platform acquisitions, but planning firm flows prove patchy....
Superannuation
AMP Capital is investing significant resources in developing products specifically for SMSFs and is currently looking to recruit an executive to focus on this area....
Financial planning
Australian Financial Services ends its run as licence cancelled under voluntary administration....
Superannuation
New white paper points to planning opportunities and a problematic vertically-integrated model....
Financial planning
Warning that FOFA fee disclosure requirements will create more problems than they fix....
Financial planning
Colonial First State has reassumed its position at the top of the Wealth Insights platform rankings. ...
Financial planning
Consumers are displaying less signs of stress in the first quarter of this year, according to the latest data released by Dun & Bradstreet as part of its Consumer Financi...
Funds management
Ratings house, Standard & Poor’s has been targeted for litigation in the wake of proposed Lehman settlement with Australian councils....
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Podcast
The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...